Sturgeon River (Delta County, Michigan)

Sturgeon River
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Au Train Township, Alger County, Michigan
Mouth
• location	Big Bay de Noc in Nahma Township, Delta County, Michigan
• elevation	581 feet (177 m)[1]
National Wild and Scenic River
Type	Scenic, Recreational
Designated	March 3, 1992

Sturgeon River is a 63.6-mile-long (102.4 km)[2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly southward through Alger County and Delta County counties on the Upper Peninsula.

The Sturgeon River rises as the outflow of Sixteenmile Lake in Alger County at 46°17′35″N 86°46′00″W and flows primarily southward into Big Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan at 45°50′17″N 86°40′01″W.[1]

The West Branch Sturgeon River rises at 46°09′56″N 86°43′46″W and flows southeast 12.5 miles (20.1 km)[2] into the main stream at 46°08′43″N 86°41′14″W.[3]

A post office named Sturgeon River opened near the mouth of the river on July 23, 1891. The name was changed to St. Jacques on June 22, 1904. It closed on November 30, 1913, re-opened April 11, 1919, and was discontinued on July 31, 1955.[4]

Tributaries

(from the mouth)

(right) Bull Run[5]
- Moss Lake[6]
  - Germaine Creek[7]
(left) Morman Creek[8]
(left) Moses Creek[9]
(right) Eighteenmile Creek[10]
- (left) Johnson Creek[11]
  - Kenobo Lake[12]
- (right) Mink Creek[13]
  - Cache Lake[14]
- (right) Chicago Lake[15]
- Vista Lake[16]
- Back Lake[17]
(left) Little Black Creek[18]
(left) Black Creek[19]
(left) West Branch Sturgeon River[3]
- West Branch Lake[20]
- Round Lake[21]
- Lake Stella[22]
(right) Camp R Creek[23]
Dam Lake[24]
- (left) Little Aleck Lake[25]
- (right) Wheelbarrow Lake[26]
  - Lake Twenty Five[27]
- (left) Little Round Lake[28]
- Sixteenmile Lake[29]

References

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[gnis-SR-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon River

[NHD-2] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 19, 2011

[WBSR-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Sturgeon River (Delta County)

[4] Joseph's (sic) Post Office (historical) U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon River (Delta County, Michigan)

[5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bull Run

[6] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moss Lake

[7] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germaine Creek

[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morman Creek

[9] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moses Creek

[10] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eighteenmile Creek

[11] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnson Creek

[12] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kenobo Lake

[13] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mink Creek

[14] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache Lake

[15] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chicago Lake

[16] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vista Lake

[17] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Back Lake

[18] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Black Creek

[19] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Creek

[20] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Lake

[21] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Round Lake

[22] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Stella

[23] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp R Creek

[24] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dam Lake

[25] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Aleck Lake

[26] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheelbarrow Lake

[27] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Twenty Five

[28] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Round Lake

[29] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sixteenmile Lake